Mixing chamber



Feb. 10, 1953 KENT 2,627,977

MIXING CHAMBER Filed Nov. 30, 1949 4 IN V EN TOR. aWazfd /eZz www mwATTORNEY Patented Feb. 10, 1953 MIXING CHAMBER Howard Kent, Maplewood,N. J., assignor of onehalf to J. Vincent Volk, Newark, N. J.

Application November 30, 1949, Serial No. 130,302

1 Claim. (C1. 210-36) My invention relates generally to mixing chambersand specifically to mixing chambers in which soap, detergents, or othermaterials are picked up by a fluid passing through.

It is among the objects of my invention to conduct a uid into a mixingchamber, disperse it in the presence of another material, so that it maybecome thoroughly involved with or take up that material and thenconduct some of the material out of the chamber without interfering withthe balance of the material remaining behind, or it may leave behindpart of its contents.

It is another object of my invention to provide a labyrinth throughwhich a uid may be conducted and discharged after it has taken up aquantity of other material, or left behind a part of its contents.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a repository for aquantity of material which will bring it in contact with a fluid and yetnot permit the material to be entirely swept away by the fluid.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a chamber for rapidlymixing material with a fluid whenever the fluid is channeled into the fchamber.

It is among the further objects of my invention to provide a mixingchamber which is simple in form, relatively easy to construct and andthe bottom of the opening is likewise provided with threads 2I toreceive the inner chamber I2. The lid I4 is also provided with adischarge port 22 by which the contents of the outer chamber II aredischarged.

There is a cap for the inner chamber I2. The cap is provided withthreads 23 to engage the threads I9 of the lid. A suitable washer 24 isused to insure a tight seal. The cap 20 has an annular channel 25opposite the entrance port I6 of the lid I4. A number of passages 26, 26extend through the cap 20 and intersect with holes 21 in the bottom ofthe cap 20.

The inner chamber I2 has an externally c threaded lip 28 that engagesthe thread 2I of the lid I4. The bottom of the inner chamber I2 isprovided with a number of holes 29 that provide a passage into the outerchamber II. An annular recess 30 in the bottom of the lid I4 providesaccess from the outer chamber I I to the discharge port 22.

The operation of the mixing chamber is as follows. A detergent, or othermaterial, is disposed in the inner chamber I2. A fluid is conductedthrough the entrance port I6 into the annular channel 25. From there, itenters the passages 2B and goes out the holes 2'I, whence it falls onthe detergent in the inner chamber I2. The detergent, or other material,is dissolved maintain, inexpensive and durable. 30 and the fluid passesout the holes 29 into the These objects and advantages, as well as manyouter chamber II. The fluid then goes into the other objects andadvantages, may be achieved annular recess 30 and out of the dischargeport from the device illustrated in the drawings in 22. A washer 3I willseal the lid to the outer which: chamber I I. This mixing chamber issuitable for Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of the as- 33 use withdetergents, antisepticsl water softeners, semblage; dyes, and for thepurpose of adding any soluble Figure 2 is a side View in perspective;solid to a liquid passing through. Figure 3 is a view of the cap; Theforegoing description is intended merely as Figure 4 is a bottom View inperspective of the illustrative of one embodiment of my invention lid;and for many changes may be made in the construc- Figure 5 is a sideview in perspective of the tion, selection, and arrangement of thevarious inner chamber with a wall exploded away. parts, all within thescope of the appended claim,

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my without departing from thespirit of the invenmixing chamber provides an outer chamber II tion. andan inner chamber I2. The outer chamber I daim;

II is provided with intern-al threads I3 at the top. There is a lid I4,for the outer chamber II, that has a downwardly extending threadedflange I5 which engages with the internal threads I3 of the outerchamber II. with an entrance port I5. There is an opening I8 in thecenter of the lid. The entrance port I6 communicates with the opening I8in the center of the lid I4. The top of this opening I8 is provided withthreads I9 to receive a cap 2D The lid I4 is provided A mixing chamberfor continuously dissolving and mixing solid materials in a liquidflowing therethrough comprising an outer chamber open at one end, a lidattached to the open end of the outer chamber and having a passagetherein terminating in a discharge port, and said lid further having acentral opening therein, a perforate inner chamber open at one end andpositioned within the outer chamber with its open end connected to theopening in the lid, a cap 3 for the top of the inner chamber attached tothe UNITED STATES PATENTS lid and having a passage therein, said iidalso Number Name Date having an entrance port communicating with the 188606 Bordet Mar 2o 1877 passage in the cap and the said passage in the618'349 Heany Jan'24' 1899 cap having a plurality of holes extending tothe 5 1 176'126 B ene dc't "Mm" 21 1916 inner chamber.

1,586,336 Soily May 25, 1926 HOWARD KENT' 1,857,727 Lindgren May 1o,1932 REFERENCES 01mm) 1,923,266 Houpert Aug. 22, 1933 v 2,030,278.-Thorne Feb. 11, 1936 The following references are of record in the 1020383260 Ash Apr; 21, 1936 me @f this patent: 2,537,790 sage .im 9,1951

